AIP: Changes to the Constitution and the Security Council Election Process

After consideration and review, I will be voting “For” on this AIP. I believe all the changes listed are reasonable and I appreciate the willingness to revisit past elections to continually improve the process.

That said, I do want to bring one suggestion to consideration to be added. I brought this up as part of my post about Non-Security Elections, but I think if possible this election should have results hidden until the election is completed. Without hiding results until completion, delegates are incentivized to delay and / or change their votes up to the final minutes of voting. This unfairly benefits candidates who gain early support, as delegate voting behavior may change based on who is winning at that moment and this can materially winner / loser results. It will also not give true indication of support for lesser candidates who then may not feel it’s viable to run for future positions.

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